Balega Socks

Balega is about performance, excellence, harmony, creativity, community.
The Balega brand is designed for high performance both in product and in service; and their company is committed toward helping customers achieve it. Balega socks are the most technically advanced sock on the market. Balega strives to anticipate and respond to their customer's needs. There is harmony in the fit, feel and performance of a Balega product that enhances the end users experience. Balega prides themselves on being an innovative company. Creativity drives their products, their approach, their being. Community is one of the pillars of Zulu culture. Balega strives to bring that spirit of community into their business and strongly believe that it is necessary to give back to their "community."

The Balega Story

Balega's focus is on the independent running specialty market. Balega prides itself on the fact that all of their products are developed and tested at their South African production facility. Balega's development team is made up of all types of athletes who regularly compete in events ranging from the Comrades and Two Oceanís ultra marathons to many other shorter distance events both on and off road in South Africa and abroad.

All Balega socks are manufactured at their state of the art production facility in Cape Town, South Africa utilizing the best performance yarns manufactured in the USA. Our customers are serviced via our distribution facility in Hickory, NC.

Balega is passionate about their products and believe that their performance and fit characteristics make them unique to the US market. They offer real benefits to athletes of all ages and abilities. All of their socks incorporate a hand linked toe closure which eliminates abrasion across the top of the foot. They also knit an extra deep heel pocket, or ĎFit Wellí, ensuring that their socks fit the foot perfectly and donít slide during activity.

BALEGA OFFERS MANY THICKNESSES OF SOCKS DEPENDING ON PREFERENCES AND FIT REQUIREMENTS, ALL OF WHICH ARE CONSTRUCTED WITH THEIR OWN TRADEMARK FIBERS.

BALEGA IS A ZULU WORD MEANING: "TO MOVE WITH SPEED."

As a company, Balega is absolutely PASSIONATE about the technical excellence, quality and performance of their products. Balega is COMMITTED to complete customer satisfaction.